ABSTRACT
The website Political Observer of Populism (POP) interviewed Prof. Cas Mudde about populism in the US and Europe, the presence (or rather absence) of populism in the current American presidential campaign, and the conditions triggering different types of populism in the Old continent. Are “the people” and “the elites” relevant categories in the discourses articulated by Trump and Sanders? The economic crisis, combined with terrorist threats and a constant flow of migrants, create a widespread fear among the European electorate: which political actors benefit from this situation? These and other issues in the interview with Prof. Mudde. Enjoy … 1
